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Greendown delivers
global messages to Gordon

As he prepared for the biggest budget day in his political career, in
May, Prime Minister Gordon Brown took delivery of messages from
Greendown pupils looking beyond UK problems.

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Anne Snelgrove picks up letters to the PM, from left, librarian Jenny Eagle, Rebecca
Porter, teacher Cristina Bennett, Carla Walsh, headteacher Clive Zimmerman I
As part of a global citizenship Big the box of letters." - --- - , -- =•:..
Read project, over 250 youngsters Year 11 pupil, Rebecca Porter, is - . ' -
wrote messages urging the govern- considering working abroad dur-
ment to live up to G8 commitments ing a gap year. "We take education rVTO® OFF
made at the G8 summit - that by for granted and people I know are
2015 every child on the planet will always moaning about how long j { *e all cocktail dresses,
receive an education. the school day is when there are evening dresses & suits
Their thoughts were written on people in other countries who are
notelets decorated with colourful desperate to learn. Compared to *Does not include ONE WEEK ONLY - FROM
images of No 10 Downing Street what they have, what we have is accessories or AT 13th JUNE. DON'T MISS IT!
STAR range
and collected in a post box. luxury. We get fantastic education
Anne Snelgrove, MP delivered opportunities and our lives are so 94 Basepoint, Rivermead Drive, Westlea, Swindon SN5 7EX
the post box to the Prime Minister good." 01793 608822 wwwso-elegant.co.uk
a day before the budget, during a Carla Welsh, in Year 10, was
meeting also attended by Douglas shocked at the basic conditions
Alexander, deputy international de- and how little Kenyan children
velopment minister. She joked that have when she visited a school on
he got off lightly with a postbox as a family holiday. "Anne Snelgrove
y
in2007 Greendown pupils took a life was reall interested in the work
size cardboard teacher decorated Greendown is doing; it's great that
with letters to Tony Blair. she took our messages to the Prime
She said these issues might Minister."
be sidelined at a time of global • Four more teachers from Green-
recession but it was important down headed for South Africa for
that education for all remained a a week from 22 May to reinforce
priority. "Gordon was delighted the partnership with Moriting Wa
to see that so many young people Thuto School first established in
had written messages to him and 2004 which has seen teachers and
to learn of the issues important to pupils visiting each other.
them. It was a pleasure to deliver Taxi services to and from Heath-
the messages to Gordon and it is a row were provided free of charge by
credit to the students for organi sing Dangerfields Travel.

Time for change at Millbrook
as PTA raises cash for new grounds
Millbrook Primary School pupils took a fresh look at their school
logo by recreating the picture of a mill wheel in the playground using
silver 10p and 20p pieces
Theprojectcoordi- _ play areas plus sports
nated by the school's ' 0 facilities, a nature
PTA aims to raise and quiet area with
over £70,000 for an a sensory garden and
outdoor learning hopefully raised beds
environment and - - for vegetables.
multi-surface foot- "Now that we're
ball pitch. all coming together
Helen Bartley, _ on one site perma-
teacher and commu- nently, we have set
nitv and extended ourselves longer
schools' coordinator, term goals to im-
said"ourvision is that prove the school
our grounds will have environment."